[[help:store_account]]

We are introducing a beta feature of store accounts. A store account is an official account for store that cannot be logged into directly, but authorised real users can switch into from their personal CheapCheapLah accounts. A store account can be shared by multiple users on CheapCheapLah (e.g. team members in marketing team) as long as they are authorised by the store to represent the store. Store accounts can only be applied for by an official representative of a store and created by moderators.

Personal accounts linked to the store account will keep their existing association with the store if it was already established. If the personal account was not previously marked as 'Associated', it will be marked as 'Associated' with the store when the store account is created. Note that 'Associated' users are not revealed in their user profile unless they choose to post a thread or comment that is related to the store.

Existing user accounts with the store name as username and an official store e-mail address can apply to be migrated to a store account. However, the user behind the account needs to have a personal account first, so that the personal account can be linked to the store account. Please use TWAM to migrate a store representative account to a store account.